The Department of Radiology Resident Graduation ceremony was held on Friday, June 14th. This milestone event was held at the Bell Museum again this year and included access to some of the exhibits, such as the Wooly Mammoth! We appreciate everyone who took the time to come celebrate and acknowledge our graduates.

Congratulations to the class of 2024!

Residents

Morenike Fanu, MD
Thoracoabdominal Imaging Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Samuel Friedlander, DO
Cardiothoracic Fellowship, University of CO/National Jewish Health, Denver

Hans Hesse, DO
Thoracoabdominal Imaging Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Daniel Hofstedt, DO
Musculoskeletal Fellowship, Mayo Clinic

Yu-Hui Huang, MD, MS
VHA Office of Advanced Manufacturing and Minneapolis VA, UMN Nuclear Medicine and HCMC

Charles McCahery, MD
Thoracoabdominal Imaging Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Russell Pluhm, DO
Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Ranjan Ragulojan, MD
Great Lakes Medical Imaging, Buffalo, NY

Alexis Swenson, MD
Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Nathan Wunder, MD
Interventional Radiology-Independent Residency, University of Minnesota

Fellows

Ashkan Heshmatzadeh Behzadi, MD

Kevin Ehlers, DO 
Midwest Radiology

Alexander Feng, MD, MBA 
Mayo Clinic

Kyle Kitzman, MD
Midwest Radiology

Kevin Klee, MD
Park Nicollet

Kamran Masood, MBBS
Shields Radiology, Boston, MA

Karlyn Messer, MD 
Park Nicollet

Nicholas Gage Reason, MD
Madison Radiologists, WI

Jesse Reiter, DO
Mayo Clinic

Esra Soylu Ozturk, MD
Musculoskeletal Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Tyler Studer, MD
Mayo Clinic

Awards Presented at Graduation

Teacher of the Year: 
Scott Boeke (HCMC), Brian Bell (VA) and Priya Pathak (UMN)

Tech Awards: 
Kayla Anderson (HCMC), Peter Osterman (VA) and Ginger Holubar (UMN)

Gold Star Award: 
Yu-Hui Huang

Outstanding Resident of Year: 
Yu-Hui Huang

Influencer Award:
Nikolas Parisis

Resident as Teacher Award:
Nick Dubay

Best Lecture Award: 
Shelly Marette, Bone Tumors

Best Section Award: 
HCMC P4 Body

RSNA Award: 
Yu-Hui Huang and Ranjan Ragulojan

House Mentor Awards:
Barbara Knoll, Yu-Hui Huang, Danica Ronning, Corinne Duncan and Mia Lundgren

IR Section:
Chris Luedemann

Peds Section Award: 
Corinne Duncan